Archive of films Unspoken / Non-dit
Belgium
2008, 95 min
Section:
Another View
Year: 2009
After the disappearance of their 14-year-old daughter, Lukas and Grace (the excellent Bruno Todeschini and Emmanuelle Devos) try to live a normal life that follows a set tempo and set rituals. Then the delicate balance is jarred by anonymous phone calls and a girl whom Grace sees in the subway.
Synopsis
Lukas and Grace live together in an apparently settled and satisfied relationship despite the fact that their 14-year-old daughter disappeared five years earlier without a word of explanation. During that time, they seem to have gotten over it, returning to a type of normality. Then several unexpected things happen – anonymous telephone calls, a girl in the subway – which rouse Lukas and Grace from their lethargy. But neither is able to confide in the other, and tension mounts between them. This highly intimate movie, dominated by the excellent performances of Emmanuelle Devos and Bruno Todeschini, is a psychological probe into isolation and the inability to share great pain. The story unfolds at a slow pace, just like it does for the protagonists after their daughter disappears. There is no need to hurry, or to try to do anything except survive what happened. The movie was screened at the Toronto festival and in the Zabaltegi section at San Sebastian.
About the director
Fien Troch (b. 1978, Belgium) graduated from the Sint-Lukas Brussels University College of Art and Design where she is now a professor. In addition to features, she also directs commercials and theater plays. In 2000, she acted alongside Isabelle Huppert in Saint-Cyr by Patricia Mazuy. Several of her shorts were awarded at international festivals: Verbrande aarde (1998), Wooww (1999), Maria (2000), and Cool Sam and Sweet Suzie (2001). In 2005, she feature debuted with the movie Someone Else’s Happiness (Een ander zijn geluk), screened the following year in the Forum of Independents section at the KVIFF. Unspoken is her latest film.
Contacts
The Works Film Group
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United Kingdom
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www: www.theworksfilmgroup.com
About the film
Color, 35 mm
Section: | Another View |
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Director: | Fien Troch |
Screenplay: | Fien Troch |
Dir. of Photography: | Frank Van den Eeden |
Music: | Peter Van Laerhoven |
Editor: | Ludo Troch |
Producer: | Antonino Lombardo |
Production: | Prime Time |
Cast: | Bruno Todeschini, Emmanuelle Devos, Lola Bonfanti, Laura Van Geyt, Nade Dieu, Lola Rausin |
Contact: | The Works Film Group |
Guests
Fien Troch
Film Director